Markets closed early for the Fourth, but the holiday week was anything but quiet. Here is what moved grain prices, and what our Market Intelligence subscribers were reading each morning as it happened.…

Heading into today's report, the average estimate called for corn acres to slip slightly, but with planters running fast this spring, analysts had floated the risk of a higher surprise. USDA landed in between: corn held at 95.3 million acres, unchanged from March and just above the 95.0 million average guess. With no bearish acreage surprise and June 1 corn stocks coming in light at 5.295 billion…

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A strong heat wave is building across the central and eastern U.S. this week with many wondering how long this might last as we went into the weekend last Friday. The maps show a patchwork of dry pockets which could worsen if hot, dry weather became entrenched in early July.…

Over the past month, corn basis has strengthened broadly even as July futures have worked lower, a classic sign of reluctant farmer selling following futures price decline. Every state in our snapshot posted a positive 30-day move, with the Northern Plains and western Belt leading: Nebraska basis improved 15.7 cents, Kansas 13.1, South Dakota 12.6, and Minnesota 12.1. Even the steadier eastern…

This week's USDA Crop Progress held national corn good-to-excellent ratings at 68%, unchanged from last week, but that flat headline hides a softer Corn Belt. The big three slipped week over week: Iowa eased 2 points to 77%, Illinois fell 6 to 60%, and Ohio dropped 7 to 57%. Indiana bucked the trend, jumping 9 points to 71%, and gains across the South, led by Tennessee up 7 to 73% and Kentucky up…

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USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, released June 11, 2026. Figures are for the new-crop 2026/27 marketing year unless noted, compared against the May 12, 2026 report.…

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center made it official on June 11 with an El Niño Advisory. In plain terms, El Niño is here. The benchmark Niño-3.4 index, which tracks ocean …

The latest USDA report highlights a further decline in winter wheat quality and early-season pressure on row crop conditions, with both corn and soybeans landing at the low end of analyst expectations. While corn emergence and soybean planting maintain a steady pace near historical averages, the winter wheat harvest is off to a fast start in the Southern Plains, significantly ahead of last year's…

The market ran over $5.00 this spring. The war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump–Xi meeting and the RFS, drought across the Plains. A lot of uncertainty pushed corn higher right through planting.…

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Are there any farms that have considered use of drones for spray and spreading tasks? Or generally curious about it